Managing the Condition of Perishables in the Cold Chain (RFID Smart Labels USA 2007)

Infratab's Freshtime™ product line of EPC Gen2 tags, readers and software focus on answering 2 questions: "Is this fresh?" and "How fresh?" Infratab's unique way of monitoring temperature abuse enables real-time monitoring of the condition of a perishable—from either "pack to sale" or on a specific segment of the cold chain, such as transport. The end result: a framework for budgeting and managing temperature abuse—for users with little or no RFID infrastructure as well as users with

Experience: Over 30 years of executive management experience from start-up to large corporation (Bouquet, Quarterdeck, Citicorp). Co-founder/President of Quarterdeck (NASDAQ:QDEK) a leading PC software utility company from 1983-1994. Under Terry Quaterdeck's products were consistently ranked best in class. Its innovations in multitasking, memory management and uninstaller utilities and its excellence in guerrilla marketing resulted in Quarterdeck being ranked one of the top twenty US software companies. Prior to Quarterdeck, Terry was vice president, Citicorp, in various organisations - including TTI, responsible for Citibank's automated teller (ATM) & Citicard. 1992 Los Angeles Entrepreneur of the Year. Boston Colelge, Trustee 1994-2004; Associate Trustee: 2005. Education: BA: Newton College of the Sacred Heart, MSIA, Carnegie Mellon.

InfraTab products are "radio frequency identification (RFID) tags". Their purpose is to help perishable producers and their trading partners gain insight into how well the quality of a perishable has been maintained throughout the cold chain.